Meritorious Artist Thanh Thuy of the Military Zone 7 Art Troupe, one ofthe most popular singers of traditional and revolutionary music, willperform live in Ho Chi Minh City on May 2 for the Reunification Daycelebrations.
"With her beautiful voice and charming looks, ThanhThuy can succeed at [any kind of] music," the organisers told a pressconference.
"However, she chose revolutionary music,” it said.
In the last 20 years, Thuy, who is also in active military service,has released a number of albums of prewar and traditional music, but sheis synonymous with revolutionary music.
At 17, Thuy won firstprize in the Tieng Hat Truyen Hinh 1994 (1994 TV singing) contest aftersinging Biet On Chi Vo Thi Sau (Showing Deep Gratitude to Young HeroineVo Thi Sau).
The song also fetched her the role of Vo Thi Sau in the television film Nguoi Con Gai Dat Do (The Girl of the Red Soil).
Shethen landed the protagonist's role in many other TV films including theoutstanding Dat Khach (Strange land), whose main song, Tren Manh DatTinh Nguoi (On the Land of Humanity), was a raging hit.
In 1997 Thuy won the first prize in the National TV Singing Contest (now renamed Sao Mai).
In 2012 she was conferred the title of Meritorious Artist.
Thuy said revolutionary songs would be the main theme of the show.
She will sing the duet Truong Son Dong, Truong Son Tay (East TruongSon, West Truong Son) with Meritorious Artist Ta Minh Tam and Bai Ca HyVong (Song of hope) with male singer Tung Duong.
Her cai luong(reformed opera) skills will be on show in the duet Da Co Hoai Lang(Missing a Husband While the Drum Beats at Midnightwith) Le Tu.
"It will open with a song from young heroine Vo Thi Sau," Vu Thanh Vinh, the show's director, said.
Theconcert will take place at the Nguyen Du Sports Stadium in District 1and be broadcast live on VTV9 and several provincial channels.-VNA
"With her beautiful voice and charming looks, ThanhThuy can succeed at [any kind of] music," the organisers told a pressconference.
"However, she chose revolutionary music,” it said.
In the last 20 years, Thuy, who is also in active military service,has released a number of albums of prewar and traditional music, but sheis synonymous with revolutionary music.
At 17, Thuy won firstprize in the Tieng Hat Truyen Hinh 1994 (1994 TV singing) contest aftersinging Biet On Chi Vo Thi Sau (Showing Deep Gratitude to Young HeroineVo Thi Sau).
The song also fetched her the role of Vo Thi Sau in the television film Nguoi Con Gai Dat Do (The Girl of the Red Soil).
Shethen landed the protagonist's role in many other TV films including theoutstanding Dat Khach (Strange land), whose main song, Tren Manh DatTinh Nguoi (On the Land of Humanity), was a raging hit.
In 1997 Thuy won the first prize in the National TV Singing Contest (now renamed Sao Mai).
In 2012 she was conferred the title of Meritorious Artist.
Thuy said revolutionary songs would be the main theme of the show.
She will sing the duet Truong Son Dong, Truong Son Tay (East TruongSon, West Truong Son) with Meritorious Artist Ta Minh Tam and Bai Ca HyVong (Song of hope) with male singer Tung Duong.
Her cai luong(reformed opera) skills will be on show in the duet Da Co Hoai Lang(Missing a Husband While the Drum Beats at Midnightwith) Le Tu.
"It will open with a song from young heroine Vo Thi Sau," Vu Thanh Vinh, the show's director, said.
Theconcert will take place at the Nguyen Du Sports Stadium in District 1and be broadcast live on VTV9 and several provincial channels.-VNA
